The 32 year old has been banned for three games but an independent judicial committee ruled last night that because he was concussed in the incident Monday's crunch match against Scotland wil not count towards his punishment.
Matu'u was shown a yellow card for the tackle on Russian captain Vasily Artemyev on Tuesday, which came just two minutes after teammate Rey Lee-Lo was also sent to the sin bin for a high tackle on the fullback.
